This was revealed in the statement by Ohanaeze’s National Public Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia entitled, ‘Soludo to Deity – A Disclaimer’ on Wednesday.

Dr Ogbonnia said the Igbo group under the leadership of Professor Obiozor had a meeting on Tuesday and came out with resolutions for the Igbo people and Nigerians as a whole.

The statement partly read, “For the avoidance of doubt, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has never contemplated consultation to deities in seeking solutions for the Igbo dilemma. The Igbo are profoundly endowed in various ways least of which is a resort to deities.

“It needs to be added that on November 15, 2022, the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo held a meeting presided over by Obiozor.”

It further said, “The issue of the place of the Igbo in 2023 was elaborately discussed, wherein Obiozor stated: ‘Having traversed the length and breadth of the country on an advocacy mission for the emergence of a President of Nigeria from the South East zone in the 2023 general elections.

“We expected a positive outcome, but the two major political parties, APC and PDP rejected with impunity and impudence the practice and convention of the last twenty years of rotation and zoning of the office of the President.’

“However, the emergence of Mr Peter Obi as of today has fulfilled all the expectations of Ndigbo to participate in the 2023 Presidential elections which includes winning the primaries of the party and being nominated as the Presidential candidate of the party.

“This is the advice given to all Igbo contestants in the 2023 Presidential election which is appropriate by virtue of justice, equity and fairness.

“The whole country knows this to be the truth and the whole world knows this to be the fact, all of them are watching events in Nigeria either with trepidation or doubt. Obiozor concluded with:

“The situation in the country today offers Ndigbo the opportunity to relaunch themselves in all socio-political dimensions.

According to the statement, Obiozor added “Yet, we must keep asking the rest of Nigerians, ‘what do they really want to do with Ndigbo? The decision will be theirs and the response will be ours.”

The group added, “We rather used the opportunity to thank all the eminent Nigerians that have lent their support or thrown their weight behind the cause of justice, equity, unity, progress and corporate existence of Nigeria in the person of Mr Peter Obi.

“For Ohanaeze Ndigbo, it is either one is with us or against us but never will Nigerians be distracted, since history beckons. For several years to come, it will be recorded as “once upon a time, Ndigbo were shortchanged in the political calculations of Nigeria and Mr Peter Obi from Anambra State braved up to change the narratives and that he was able to fill the Nigerian expectations.

“All the dynamics and intrigues associated with the above scenario will form the essential component of the Igbo history.”

Concerning the office of the Secretary-General, it read, “Ohanaeze once more informs that the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is Ambassador Okey Emuchay, MFR and any claim to the contrary are mischief makers, impostors, charlatans, social climbers.”

lhordspy:
Ohanaeze disclaimed the news flying around that it dragged Soludo to two Igbo deities, adding that the statement did not emanate from Professor George Obiozor’s leadership of Ohanaeze

* reiterating that the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is Ambassador Okey Emuchay, MFR and any claim to the contrary are mischief makers, impostors, charlatans, social climbers.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/we-didnt-drag-soludo-to-deities-over-face-off-with-obi-ohanaeze/

Penguin2:
Tor!

My people say you don’t need to ask the gods for help for things you know you can do by yourself.

Soludo has lost re-election even before his first term started.

This is a reality that we don’t need the gods to help us achieve.

Penguin2:


But did you read that they are supporting Peter Obi?

And that anyone against Peter Obi is against Ndigbo and that includes your Soludo?

Penguin2:


But did you read that they are supporting Peter Obi?

And that anyone against Peter Obi is against Ndigbo and that includes your Soludo?

GodHatesJews:


1 week in politics is like a decade.

4 ys is a lifetime.

By next year when obi loses out as a distant 4th, the Plebs will quickly move on to the next Igbo agenda . What that is, is anybody's guess given the highly bipolar political mood swings we are observing in the yeast.

Solodu will finish his term, seek reelection and get it. Finish his last term and seek higher office be it in the Senate or wherever breeze blow am.

You can only wail.

lhordspy:


I dont get your question. Are you reffering to Obidient or Ohanenze.

Who is the 'they' ?

Penguin2:


Lol!

When Andy Uba was buying every politician in Anambra, you people rejoiced that he has bought all the “structures” he needs to win.

We laughed at you guys and told you he won’t come second; that Soludo is the next governor of Anambra and it happened.

Now, same us who made Soludo governor are telling you that his political career is dead and over and you are arguing.

Your doubt will be cleared as usual.

If we can bear grudges against Buhari since the 1980s till now, how long is 4 years?

You don’t know the Igbos.

GodHatesJews:


So that makes Obi's candidacy an Igbo project .

QED.

Is this not what I've been shouting here that obi is no different from the highly divisive and sectional Buhari Fulani govt .

Why replace one Ethnic champion for another ?

Penguin2:


Lol!

When Andy Uba was buying every politician in Anambra, you people rejoiced that he has bought all the “structures” he needs to win.

We laughed at you guys and told you he won’t come second; that Soludo is the next governor of Anambra and it happened.

Now, same us who made Soludo governor are telling you that his political career is dead and over and you are arguing.

Your doubt will be cleared as usual.

If we can bear grudges against Buhari since the 1980s till now, how long is 4 years?

You don’t know the Igbos.

Penguin2:


Whose statement are you commenting under? Ohaneze or Obidient?

Dapson73:



I hope you will not be disappointed when your gods fail you.

lhordspy:


Your grudges, of what good are they? Buhari ran twice and won twice.

Infact, if he is on the ballot again. He is having 98% chances of winning again.

That should tell you how insignificant and inconquential your support or grudges affects the present Nigeria's political settings.

lhordspy:


They all can be found in same basket - Igbos.

These days, you can never tell one from one. It is just a case of the latter(obidient) disguising under a different name to distance itself from the main body(igbo) .

Clearifications are not actually needed but it is important to still know which one you are reffering to.

Penguin2:


Before your drug lord led his urchins to support Buhari in 2015, Buhari had failed 3 times. And twice of those 3 times he picked Igbo sons but weren’t moved and he failed, even with his 12millions votes from his almajiri supporters. Do you still think Igbos are insignificant?

And Buhari is what he is today because he never stood against his people which made his people to always vote overwhelmingly for him.

Do you think that would be Soludo’s fate the day he’d need the support of Igbos for anything?

Penguin2:


Why are you people confused?

Same you people claim there’s not a single Igbo elite in support of Peter Obi, that even his fellow Igbos are not supporting him.

Same you people are still calling Obi Igbo candidate.

Why this logical inconsistencies?

So you guys can’t take a stand and defend it?